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JCB is today celebrating a major milestone in its long record of innovative machine design – the 40th anniversary of the Loadall telescopic handler. First launched on October 20th 1977 the machine mechanised lifting and loading tasks on building sites more usually carried out by a small team of men. …

Hadley Recycling and Waste Management seeks to divert as much waste from landfill and into recycling and renewable energy as possible. At its busy transfer station, located just outside Theale in Berkshire, the company processes each week approximately 1000 tonnes of mixed waste including mixed construction and demolition waste, wood, …

JCB Finance is launching a campaign to provide additional support for SMEs in the industrial sector when taking out external funding. The campaign comes after new research commissioned by JCB Finance revealed that more than a quarter of respondents who had bank loans or overdrafts did not believe they had …

Up until four years ago, McKinstry Skip Hire, had never bought a JCB. Now, Northern Ireland’s leading waste management company runs a fleet of 14 – all supplied by local dealer BC Plant. Sourcing a large fleet of materials handling machines from a single supplier helps McKinstry to maximise productivity …

A company which runs one of the biggest fleets of JCB wheeled loaders in the world is increasing its size further with the addition of six newly-launched 417 models. Online salvage and non-salvage vehicle auction company Copart UK Ltd already has 64 JCB wheeled loaders across its 15 UK locations. …

JCB – Just 15 minutes off the M1 near Derby, lies a 50-acre hub of recycling on Crompton Road in Ilkeston. The variety of companies here can between them recycle just about anything. At the centre of this hub is the Stanton Recycling 5-acre site. Starting out 35 years ago …

When it comes to selecting waste and recycling machines, ‘Fit for Purpose’ no longer means just lifting. David Banks, Sales Manager – Waste & Recycling Sector (pictured) at JCB, offers a deeper definition. The waste and recycling industry is a tough business that puts machines through their paces. Naturally, a …

JCB has kicked off the year it celebrates 40 years of telescopic handler production with a massive order from one of the industry’s most prominent users of the machines. Nixon Hire is buying more than 160 market-leading Loadall telescopic handlers worth almost £9 million – in the year the company …

Hamilton Waste & Recycling Ltd is one of the leading waste management companies in Edinburgh & The Lothians. When it needed large capacity, high productivity, reliable and safe Loadalls for its busy wood recycling operation, it chose the JCB 560-80 WASTEMASTER supplied by Scott JCB. David Hamilton, Director of Hamilton …

A-Plant has supported Keepmoat Homes by supplying telehandlers for four home building projects across Yorkshire. The JCB Telehandlers meet Stage IIIB/Tier 4 emission regulations, utilise ultra-clean technology and use up to 10% less fuel than older Tier 3 units. The telehandlers are also equipped with the latest in telematics technology …